healthy. ahead this hour, star of icarly reed alexander is teaching kids to cook for themselves. how he is teaming up with the usda. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm allison seymour. glad you're with us today. let's head downstairs now check in with gwen tolbart in for tucker today. what's going on? >> well, we have some sunshine a little more in the forecast today than we had yesterday. that's at least some good news. let's take a look at our maps. we'll show you where we are now. 69 degrees officially at reagan national. humidity dropped, 81%. light winds from the north and we'll see a little shift with the winds to the south before the day is over. 72 annapolis. 66 fredericksburg. culpeper 64. same at manassas. 61 degrees there at frederick. so not all bad as we start out. we are just on the back edge here of some clouds across our area. we had a dense fog advisory for

areas to the west. that has just now expired. but we are still seeing a little bit of wet weather to the south of us. we have a bit of an upper-level disturbance as well so i can't rule out the chance of a pop-up or spotty storm or shower this afternoon or this evening. it is possible slight chance of that happening. midday 82 degrees. daytime high today 84. back to you. we begin with live pictures from skyfox of the breaking news. a train derailment in ellicott city. a csx train went off the tracks near the main street bridge. at least one car crashed down below into a parking lot. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at the scene with the very latest. melanie. >> reporter: good morning once again, allison. we understand now that ntsb investigators are on the scene and have taken over this investigation from howard county and ellicott city police. so we don't expect any new

information to be forthcoming from them for some time as they get settled and get the information. they will now be the point of contact for this train derailment investigation. want to give you a little bit of information that we have about the possible victim. now, there are family members who are here early this morning when we got on the scene. they have been talking with some restaurant owners. the owners and people on the scene saying that those family members believe that their two girls, two college students, may be the victims, again unconfirmed by police here. why do the family members believe that? because there are pictures on twitter, on the internet that were sent by these two girls just moments before the crash talking about them being on the bridge overlooking ellicott city. again, unconfirmed. we are waiting for positive identification but we just want to let you know what these family members believe happened to their two girls, who haven't been seen or heard from since

this accident happened. now, we want to take you two video of the scene when we first got here this morning, it was about midnight when that csx train carrying coal from grafton, west virginia, to baltimore, maryland crossed the main street bridge that goes over frederick road in ellicott city. there were 21 cars on the 80 car train that derailed or overturned. at least one of them flipped off the bridge and landed in a municipal parking lot. they were searching damaged vehicles to see if anyone was inside them. so far the searches haven't turned up any other victims. it has taken all night for crews to secure the scene to shore up the bridge try to remove some of the spilled coal, as well. they did say that that bridge is a very old bridge one of the oldest here going through ellicott city and it did sustain a little bit of damage, they think. they have some structural engineers out taking a look at it. and it's a very busy part of

ellicott city. it sounded like a trash truck banging to the ground. one person thought it was gunshots and were nervous to come out. they say this is usually a pretty busy area, even on a monday night. there's lots of people out in the bars and restaurants who are drinking and partying making noise. we don't have any information as to where the victims were, again, no positive identification on the victims. we do know that there were two crewmembers, two train operators on that csx train. they were unharmed. investigators will be talking to them to find out what they saw and heard moments before the derailment. allison? >> melanie,thankk you. prince george's county police are investigating a deadly car crash that killed one of their own and sent

another officer to the hospital. 23-year-old adrian morris was thrown from his police cruiser on i-95 south yesterday after it ran off the road and into a ditch. the two officers were pursuing suspects reportedly seen trying to break into a car in the laurel area earer in the day. this morning they are searching for suspects responsible for the crash. officers were driving a silver acura with temporary tags. there is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. fairfax county are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl. the man walked away with the little girl playing on a playground in alexandria just off little river turnpike between 7 and 8:00 sunday night. he then took her into a building basement nearby and forced himself on her. will thomas spoke to the man who lives next to the basement. >> i have a little son, 4 years

old, i'll be so shocked an be mad if anything happens to him. >> reporter: typically is the playground crowded that time? >> not typically. i would do laundry at night and never see kids playing there, only older kids. >> the suspect description is vague but police say he is described as hispanic, average height, with an average to heavy build. he was wearing a white long- sleeved button down shirt and dark pants. a landover, maryland man is in jail accused of touching a young girl after climbing a ladder to get into her house. the man is charged with assault, sexual crimes and burglary. police say he entered the home on alan daily drive early sunday morning. the girl's mother heard her screaming, ran to the door, then saw the man leaving. police found a man at the bottom of the ladder which led them to his house on the same block.

new this morning, d.c. workers forced it take an unpaid furlough last year will begin to try to get some of their money back starting today. they will begin to get it back. 22,000 city workers will be paid. workers will receive a one-time lump sum payment in their paychecks depending on their pay schedule. workers will see it today, this friday, or on august 31st. the republican candidate for senate from missouri says that he will not quit over the firestorm that he created with his "legitimate rape" remark, despite calls from top republicans for congressman todd akin to drop out of the race. sarah simmons is back in studio with more on this controversy. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: allison, the missouri candidate for u.s. senate is under fire from all sides for the comments he made about rape and abortion. and he took to the air waves to apologize. the conservative congressman remains defiant despite mitt romney and his running mate paul ran calling for him to

quit. the republican party is withdrawing all financial and political support for him. akin did put out an ad early this morning apologizing for the remark in an internet video and saying he made a mistake by using those words but maybe too little too late. even president obama weighed in on the matter in his press conference yesterday. the controversy started when congressman akin was explaining on sunday why he opposes abortion even for victims of rape or incest. he spent yesterday backtracking, apologizing on the radio show of mike huckae who had previously endorsed akin. >> that's really where -- if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> and i made that statement in error, let me be clear. rape is never legitimate. it's an evil act. it's committed by violent predators. i used the wrong words in the wrong way. what i said was ill-conceived and it was wrng. >> the views expressed were

offensive. rape is rape. >> reporter: akin was on track to beat claire mccaskill in september. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is the latest to ask him to drop out. if congressman akin does not withdraw by 5:00 tonight, he will have to sue to get his name removed from the ballot. back to you. >> what a mess. >> thank you. developing overseas in afghanistan, new this morning, militants fired rockets into an american base near the capital of kabul and damaged the plane of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. he was visiting u.s. and afghan commanders at bagram airfield but was not near the plane at the time. now, it's another propaganda coup for the taliban after they claim to have shot down a u.s. chopper last week. the pentagon confirms one two of marines killed in an attack in afghanistan last week was

from southern virginia. he was staff sergeant gregory coats of copes. there was another victim. both were 36. officials in afghanistan say they will spy on their own police and army recruits in response to the spike in attacks on nato trainees. hinging on close partnerships with afghan forces. "the insider" attacks, green on blue shooting, have left more than 40 nato troops dead just this year. in headlines around the country this morning, the west nilvirus has claimed two more lives in texas. that brings the number to 22 people killed in texas this year even though the state has sprayed to kill mosquitos. parts of texas were hit by

heavy rains this weekend causing new concerns about another potential outbreak. well, drought conditions have forced an 11-mile stretch of the mississippi river to close. a dredge boat is trying to deepen the channel. the water at greenville is 12 feet below the normal level. there are 100 boats and barges waiting for passage. no word on when the waterway will be fully reopened. well, endurance swimmer diana nyad has so many problems in the water south of florida that this morning her team has pulled her from the water. the 62-year-old was just 40 miles from completing the first- ever cuba-to-florida swim without a shark cage. it was her fourth attempt but a second strong storm late last night slowed her down. and she kept getting stung by jellyfish. nyad had been expected to arrive in the florida keys today. she turns 63 tomorrow. >> she's a hero to us. >> she is pursuing this or she

has been pursuing this and in spite of everything that's happened she kept going. so kudos to her for even making the effort. a big baby shower for some of the military's expect and the moms. find out who is behind -- expectant moms. find out who is behind the big bash coming up. >> plus carbs, sweets, even the first family has weaknesses. we'll tell you which foods they can't resist. >> plus actor and celebrity chef reed alexander is in studio with us this morning. he is helping youth to learn how to cook. that's a good idea. >> and to stay healthy, too. more on his efforts plus his new partnership with the usda, my plate project. he joins us live after the break. stay with us. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama

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weekend according to the "washington post." reflecting pool has undergone a 20 month renovation. it likely won't open to the public though until the end of the month. 100 new and expectant military moms are having a baby shower. virginia's first lady and the author of the book of what to expect when you're expecting are hosting the celebration in springfield today. they are teaming up with operation homefront d.c. metro to put on the shower for moms and spouses at fort belvoir. officials say it will include a question-and-answer session with the author and an exclusive viewing of the movie, what to expect when you're expecting? well, we are getting insight into how the first lady stays in that great shape you see her in. mrs. obama typically gets up at 4:30 in the morning to work out before her kids wake up and before the president makes it to the gym. she says her food weakness is french fries, but she can keep them to a minimum because

they're not usually in the vicinity. mrs. obama is serving as guest editor for the women's website, ivillage. the theme this week is called rev up your back to school routine. the first lady isn't the only one in her quest to help kids eat healthier. yesterday she hosted a first- ever kids state dinner, and among the guests is reed alexander a celebrity food chef of his own. reed joins us live to talk about his popular recipes but first, were you at the white house, man. >> >> it was awesome! >> you have a lot of you can fans on the icarly world but let's talk about the white house. how cool was that? >> it was so exciting! i have to admit i was star struck with the president and first lady standing by at the kids state dinner. we were thrilled. 54 kids from around the country celebrated great eating.

mrs. obama brought a new dimension to fun. it was a blast. >> it looked like it was cool when we were watching the video. there were a lot of kids around, you ate, secret service of course. we know about that. >> absolutely. watchful eye. >> a good time, i'm sure. >> tell me about all this cooking you do. you have been cooking for two years. >> coolbites.com of the i share mrs. obama's message, let's move, with over 100 recipes i have created, tips and information and grew out of my own experiences. i was overweight and lethargic and needed to make a change but there wasn't anything from a kid's point of view. i lost 15 pounds. online cyberfun destination for kids and families to turn to grappling with the same issues. >> tell me about your recipes. i love food so i want to hear all about this. >> as we head back to school what could be more timely than a couple of options on cool bites? we have cool coming up of bars, my homemade version of a crunch

bar. turkey meatballs. crazy hectic mornings super early we all grapple with those, right? whole grain waffles minus of the cardboard box, double batch and freeze them. options run the gamut from breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, sides, sweets. >> you have to talk about sweets. >> oh, yeah. i love to put my fun spin on those because i have a maj sweet tooth. seasonal things whether it's smoothies, again, nice on the run, sometimes it's classic like even me apple pot pie with no butter. i can get in there and experiment in this science lab so to speak with a test tube spice rack and all my pots and pans. no bunsen burners. >> got it. >> this is all again all about being healthy and health conscious. >> absolutely. it's a different way to look at food and that's also what we're doing at let's move. the usda, my plate, they have this amazing tool online at

choosemyplate.gov. it's a fantastic way to map out our internal compass. whether it's a plate at a restaurant or in your kitchen, how much grain, how much fruit and how much veggies, what's a portion size in a drinking glass? these are all fundamental tools that we can impart to our kids and families and having that resource available online has been a big success for me and for so many out there. >> cool. we want to wish the best of luck with that. but i have to ask you about nevel, the bad guy. what's it like playing the bad guy on that show? >> neville is off the wall but i love to step into his shoes. it's a blast. we have zany moments on set thanks to our writers. there are so many exciting moments and lots of bright colors around, too. but neville is fun. thank you for tuning in. >> thanks for coming in and talking with us. we appreciate it. allison, back over to you. >> i was practicing that line.

you'll rue the day! thanks so much, wisdom and reed. incredible close-up pictures of a snowflake coming up. how scientists were able to capture the beautiful shot. first let's check in with our own beautiful holly morris. >> reporter: thank you. no, you're beautiful, allison. okay, you say it to me again. we'll agree we're both beautiful. but what's really beautiful is the latest cirque show that's playing right now under their big top at the plateau at national harbor where we are live and have the best seat in the house this morning. right now one of their amazing acts is doing a little early- morning rehearsal. we'll have a live performance later in the show. >> all right, holly. thank you so much. as we take you to break, baby panda fever is running high, folks. once again, the national zoo is closely monitoring our mama panda. she is showing high levels of a pregnancy hormone. an ultrasound was inconclusive but if she is pregnant she would give birth within the

next month. the national zoo hasn't welcomed a baby panda since our own tai shan in 2005. we'll be right back. 

all right. nasa's "curiosity" rove on mars is stretching out its robotic arms 7 feet long. and it's packed with instruments like a drill, a scope, and a camera. "curiosity" used another camera, thenavcam to take soil samples of rocks and dirt. take a look at this. isn't it gorgeous? that is a beautiful close-up view of a snowflake. these pictures that we're showing you were taken by scientists at the beltsville agricultural research center. as you can tell, as you have probably heard all your life, no two snowflakes are alike. researchers captured the flakes

and dipped them in liquid nitrogen to keep them from melting during the study. they hope to learn more about the structure of snow and how it impacts our ecosystem. >> amazing. i have never seen it up close like that. very nice. coming up, scary moments when tourists capture what looks like a shark fin cutting through water but it was really just a unique moment in nature. tell you what happened. >> plus, free lacrosse clinics are taking place it prince george's county. they aim to encourage young women to join the sport. more on this program and how your child can still take part ahead.  it's time to change the way we clean. it's time to free ourselves from the smell and harshness of bleach. and free ourselves from worrying about the ones we love.

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check it out. this was the scene in new york city last night as 3,000 people all dressed in white descended on the lincoln center for performing arts. the crowd was there to

participate in a diner en blanc, dinner in white. a secret location was emailed to those registered for the event just before it started. they brought their own food, drinks and tables and chairs. [ laughter ] >> the dinner, which was free, they brought everything else. i guess so, was started by a group of friends in paris in 1988 and now takes place in a dozen cities worldwide. this looks like a scene out of a thriller "jaws." this fin doesn't belong to a shark. it's a blue whale turned on its side with a portion of its tail fluke slicing through the water. >> passengers on board a boat were whale watching off dana point in california when they made this unusual sizing. the whale swam next to the body on its side for an extended period of time. i don't care if it's a whale or

a shark. >> no, wisdom. >> it's too big. >> no, this is number one on my bucket list. >> to see a whale? >> whale watching. i have never done it. >> you're doing it now? >> no, i want to be there. it's a thrill. >> what if the whale gets mad and comes at the boat? >> clearly the whale is playing with them, showing a sense of humor. he's like i'm not really a shark, nah nah nah nah nah. >> so basically you're telling me to man up? >> i would never tell you that. >> i see what's going on. [ laughter ] >> she's like, man up, wisdom. [ laughter ] >> maybe it's not your thing. it's my thing. i totally want to see that someday. i get teary-eyed thinking about it. >> stick with the whales, i'll hang with the pandas. we have sunshine outside and a little fog this morning but you know what? the sun is going to be more evident today than it was yesterday across our area. also, can't rule out a spotty shower or maybe even a pop-up

storm this afternoon or this evening. it is very possible. very slight chance but i just want to at least get it on your radar. a bit warmer today, as well. temperatures will be on the rise and temperatures will really be rising by the time we hit into next week so we'll have a look at that five-day forecast and show you that as well. right now, 69 degrees at reagan national. humidity at 81%. light north winds. winds shifting south into the course of the afternoon. it's 64 degrees at culpeper and manassas and gaithersburg. we have 72 at annapolis. 74 at quantico. 61 at frederick and 61 degrees at hagerstown this hour. we have a few clouds still hitting the area but we will see more sunshine today a very weak ridge of high pressure will be building in but the clouds will be sticking around a little bit. can't quite get rid of them. we have a disturbance to the north and another one to the south and a combination of those two are really setting us up for the clouds and also for the chance of seeing a spotty storm or two pop up. but this ridge of high pressure will build in gradually and into the course of tomorrow and the end of the week we will see

a lot more sunshine but each day there is still that slight chance that we could see a pop- up shower or storm in the forecast so just be aware of that. here's a look at what else is happening. we have some action in the tropics. tropical depression 9 is expected to become a tropical storm in the course of today and wednesday as it moves towards the lesser antilles. it's going to push south and eventually could even move its way a little closer towards the north. take a look. it comes to hurricane status as well. we are looking at sunday. will it move closer to florida? that's the big question as it gets itself closer to cuba just what direction is it going to take. so definitely this is something that bears watching. in the meantime for today mostly sunny, chance of a spotty storm or shower popping up. same thing for tonight, mostly cloudy at 66 degrees. and your five-day forecast showing you look at these temperatures on the rise. by the time we get to saturday,

we're at 88 degrees. not bad. plenty of sunshine here. can't rule out, once again, one of those pop-up storms happening but overall a good week ahead. wisdom? >> all right, gwen. let's talk sports. the nats kicked off a series with the second place braves. bottom of the 13th, tied at 4, suzuki hits one, no one is covering third allowing danny espinosa to get there easily. chad tracy comes up and hits a grounder to dan ugla who bobbled it. the nats win 5-4 and have a six- game lead over the braves. just drop it. it's an historic time for a golf club. yesterday augusta announced its first female members since opening 80 years ago. former secretary of state condoleezza rice and south carolina financier darla moore will be the first women in green jackets when the club

opens for its new season. for years, the club that hosts the mass officers tournament has come under fire for its all-male member -- that hosts the masters tournament has come under fire for its all- male member policy. a free clinic across the county for lacrosse. joining us is the founder and director of the pgwla athlete russell. good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm so glad could you join us. for those not familiar with lacrosse, can you tell us what sort of skills it it entails? >> lacrosse is a really fast- moving sport with about 11 to 12 girls on the field at one time. it's a game of finesse and has the same theme as basketball. if you can run and play basketball, you can play lacrosse.

>> you're looking to diversify the sport with lacrosse, aren't you? >> yes, yes, yes. i'm very involved. we are at elizabeth seton high school where i'm the head coach where i have been for three years and i decided to get this program under way as a way to give back to the community and get lacrosse up and rolling in prince george's county and give the kids of the county an opportunity to play this great game. >> you have been very busy this summer. can you tell us about some of the opportunities that you afforded the residents there in prince george's county? >> we did a summer demonstration all throughout the county. we went to various summer camps, church camps, any type of community event to explain the fundamentals game and then we would allow kids to try it out. so we would explain things such as cradling, ground balls, how to pick those up and we would let the kids try it out for themselves. we provided them with soft sticks and miniature goals where they were able to, you know, learn what we have been teaching them and, you know,

let them try it out for themselves. it was a lot of fun. a lot of kids recognized it but never had the opportunity to play and we were able to give them that opportunity. >> okay. so let's talk about the league a little bit. it's a nonprofit organization. so i know that probably means you could always use some help. >> yes. >> with donations, volunteers and all that. but let's talk about the main mission and how moving forward girls can get involved in the county. >> like i said, we're a girls lacrosse organization different than the boys lacrosse game. we only focus on girls lacrosse and we want to give them the opportunity to play, youth at the ages of 5 through 14 years old, and we basically want to have these clinics where they have the opportunity to learn and then in the springtime we want to be able to offer them teams to be play on like any other sport. in addition to that, we want to give workshops and seminars on healthy living so how people

can get healthy not just for the girls but also for their families. so there's a lot of different things that are going on. we also want to push college acceptance so we will have workshops and seminars for girls in our organization on how to get into college and what that takes so they can learn at an early age what they need to do now to get into college. >> lacrosse is a sport that can be played through college, as well. i think that's important for parents to hear if you know what i'm saying. >> yes. yes. yes. there definitely is scholarship opportunities for lacrosse. i played at the division one level at the university of delaware so there are programs all throughout the country and they are always looking for lacrosse players so if we can get these girls playing at a youth level and get them to continue all the way throughout high school there is the opportunity for scholarships. >> and exposed to something you might not have thought about. we are going to put up information about upcoming clinics and there are many more opportunities to get involved again for the viewer. or you can go to our website, myfoxdc.com and see all this

and write down where the clinics are going to be but let me just ask you, if something is watching and interested, what's the best way to get in touch with you? >> the best way is to go to our website, www.pgw la.org. they will learn more about the free lacrosse clinic the first clinic that we partnership with, september a at the sports and learning complex from 9 to 11 and 12 to 2 so we really want to get people out there and get them involved. they can email us at info@pgwla.org. >> or go to our website for those fantastic links. ashley, applaud you for the good work that you're doing in prince george's county. and good luck with the future clinics and the league itself. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. we're excited to get lacrosse rolling in prince george's county. >> all righty. thanks for joining us this

morning. that's ashley russell, founder and director of the pgwla. >> the great jim brown football player, the legendary football player was a lacrosse player, as well. some say he was one of the greatest lacrosse players ever. >> i did know that. amazingly. somewhere. >> somewhere in there. a major health scare for a popular comedian. >> that's next in the buzz bin along with rumors that nick minaj may be joining "american idol" and who may not be on board, when we come back. 

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get the facts. we are learning of some breaking news regarding the car crash that killed a prince george's county police officer yesterday. police this morning located the vehicle involved in the pursuit that led to the crash. it was found in the district. officer adrian morris died when his cruiser went off i-95 into a ditch. he and another officer were pursuing suspects reportedly seen trying to break in a car

in the laurel area earlier in the day. all right. in the buzz bin, comedian rosie o'donnell says she is lucky to be alive. the 50-year-old suffered a heart attack last week. o'donnell says she began feeling body aches and nausea. so she did a search on the internet for heart attack symptoms. she took some aspirin and visit her cardiologist the next day and the doctor told her that she had an artery that was 99% blocked so she had a stent put in. o'donnell says she is lucky to be alive. now to the latest idol drama. there are rumors that nicki minaj could become a judge but not if mariah was going to be there, as well. >> this is according to tmz. the star is apparently the top candidate but apparently mariah was told that she would be the only woman on the judges panel. it is not yet a done deal and the producers still don't know if randy jackson will be back as a judge.

what? he could become a mentor which would open up a third judges seat. i still say they need to go country. >> okay. >> or keep rock and roll. but we'll see. >> we will see or go in another direction. it's a list designed to keep educators hip. but it's become more like an annual update on how old we are. >> really. coming up next, a look at the 2016 mindset list and some of the things incoming college freshman are too young to have ever known. get ready for that. this is the plan for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99.

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an oklahoma teenager will not get her diploma. it seems that she changed her career goals a few times. first she wanted to be a nurse then a veterinarian. and she was often asked what she wanted to do now. so in her valedictorian speech

she said, quote, how the he double hockey sticks do i know? now the education department is refusing her a diploma and they won't even talk about it. >> we can't say that word on air? >> i just don't want to take the chance. >> little ones out there. >> right. >> so i can say it. >> we don't want our paycheck diplomas to be held up. so you don't say that. >> entirely serious. >> we're over here talking about some stuff today what's doing the buzz bin type of thing. >> what we think about it here. >> i don't know how i feel about it yet. >> i think -- well, i read up more on it. the dad apparently said that she is not going to apologize. it apparently slipped out in her speech that it was heck instead. >> so she didn't -- oh, really? she slipped up. whether or not she slipped up i don't know. but the dad is like, you know, she is not going to apologize. apparently she doesn't want to apologize. just apologize. >> i think the punishment is a little too harsh the fact that she won't get her diploma. come on. >> but they want her to apologize to give her the

diploma. that's the deal. >> it has to be a whole written thing. >> first of all, let me intercorrect here as a proud father of an 8 -- interject here as a proud father of an 8- year-old. i have three children. that is unacceptable. she needs to apologize. there is no way that she should be up there dropping h-e double hockey sticks. >> at that time she would have said, i'm sorry, i meant to say heck. she is a valedictorian. she knew exactly what was going on. she knew exactly what she was doing. the speech was written that was -- i'm sure that wasn't written in the speech. she did it on purpose because sometimes young people push the envelope. >> oh, yeah. >> and if you don't stop them from pushing the envelope, you say this is the line, if you cross it, this is what happens, then that kind of foolishness will go on all the time. i wouldn't tolerate it. i agree with what they're doing. she needs to write that apologies and i agree with the school system or the principal or whoever is saying i'm not tolerating this because you can't push the line. >> i'm going to be in the middle because we have another story to talk about. i'm going to say yes she should apologize.

>> the mascot for the school by the way is the devil. that's ironic. >> i think the punishment is too harsh. they call it the annual mindset report but it's really like a whole bunch of things that's going to make us feel old. students in the class of 2016 have never lived in a world where kurt cobain was alive or los angeles had a football team. they also have no need for radios and watch tv wherever they want to but rarely on an actual tv. the annual list is compiled by a college meant to remind college professors incoming freshmen now born this 1994 -- [ laughter ] >> -- see the world differently. i have never heard why they did that and i love, though, that they are putting the professors in the mindset of these, you know, what's going on with these kids because it's their world. but shouldn't they be allowed -- or shouldn't they be asked to expand their world and have some historical depth?

>> you mean the kids? >> the kids, right. >> i'm sure they do. but it does make you feel old. >> well, yeah. >> they don't care about historical depth. >> that's the problem today. kids today! i think that's the problem today. i think that, you know, with all this like easily accessible information, you lose some depth. so good for you guys. and okay. all right. so we have to go. >> we have to go. >> we have to go. >> this was fun. >> wisdom and the ladies. we'll do it again. >> how about that. [ laughter ] >> it shouldn't surprise you that the cirque du soleil tour would include top performers from far and wide but it takes acrobats, dancers and skaters from nearly 20 nations to bring "totem" to the big tent. that's where we find holly. i'm still in offensive you doing those rings. oh, my gosh, you are so amazing. >> reporter: i always like to have a backup plan to my mornings career. i could just run off and join cirque. right up until i see the next act. because let me tell you, when

you will really see them in their setting doing their thing, you see just how talented they are. and they are getting direction from equally as talented people like tim smith who happens to be artistic director standing here with me. good morning, we were talking a little bit, cirque name, first of all, carries with it a certain level of expectations. >> absolutely. the opulent style and branding is unique to cirque du soleil. they get a chance to see it live here. >> reporter: it used to be rare, cirque would only come to town every couple of years. but now there's so many different shows. how do you go about making them all different and bringing people back? >> that's what we do best. that's what we're trying to get across is actually "totem" is one of their latest products. it's very exciting. and each show is different. so if you come and check "totem" out you will see state- of-the-art technology and things that you have never seen in front of your eyes and each

show is different so if you have seen a show before, actually "totem" will give you an experience you have never seen before. >> that is really actually what i think cirque does best. it's an experience. it's not just a show. >> absolutely. we don't bring the audience to tell them what to think. we give them the crayons and let them paint the pictures and dream themselves, which i particularly like best about cirque du soleil. >> reporter: without further ado, let's hand it over to the young ladies from inner mongolia and their unicycles. ♪ [ music ]

>> reporter: when you see me do that then you can be impressed. this is the first time this troupe has performed on live morning television for anyone. we are the first. and it is just the first of many reasons why you should come out and see cirque du soleil's "totem" playing here at the plateau at the national harbor. it will be here through october 7th. they have about 10 shows a week so pick out the one that's best for you. we'll have more "fox 5 morning news" coming up.

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